Menubar

Contains the Applications, Places, and System menus. For more information about the Menubar, see Chapter 6, Using the Main Menubar.

A set of application launcher icons

Use icons to launch the File Manager, the Firefox web browser, the Thunderbird mail application, the Package Manager, and the terminal.

Notification Area

Displays icons from other applications that might require attention, or that you might want to access without switching from the current application window. For more information about the notification area applets, see Notification Area Applet.

Until an application adds an icon to the notification area, only a narrow bar is visible.

Clock

Displays the current time. Clicking the time opens a small calendar. You can also view a world map by clicking the Locations expansion label. For more information about clock applet, see the Clock Applet Manual.

Volume Control

Enables you to control the speaker volume on the system. For more on volume control, see the Volume Control Manual.